KRS 164.0282: Duties of Council on Postsecondary Education as to professional

education preparation programs.

The Council on Postsecondary Education shall:

(1) Employ a director and sufficient staff to administer the professional education

preparation programs;

(2) Formulate guidelines and policies governing program activities and fund

expenditures;

(3) Allocate funds to appropriate agencies, organizations, and institutions for the

purpose of conducting activities approved in accordance with guidelines and

policies;

(4) Recognize regional groups made up of professionals, educators, and consumers,

which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the council in accordance with

guidelines and policies;

(5) Recognize a group made up of professionals, educators, and con sumers which shall

serve in an advisory capacity to the council on all program matters;

(6) Develop and maintain a mechanism for evaluating the impact of the program

activities on admissions to, and graduation from, professional schools, and on

professional manpower distribution;

(7) Conduct specific program activities which are beyond the capability of a single

institution, agency, or organization, or when it is determined that it would be

inappropriate for such institutions, agencies, or organizations to conduct the

activity;

(8) Establish liaison with and provide assistance to the Kentucky Board of Education in

developing counseling and other related programs to encourage students from

shortage areas to prepare for professional careers;

(9) Coordinate the development of a financial support system to enable potential

professional students in underserved areas which will enhance their ability to apply

for, be admitted to, and graduate from professional education programs;

(10) Report at least annually to the appropriate committees and interim committees of

the General Assembly on the operation of the program.